Netos Open Sourcing Strategy

October 10, 2024

Introduction

Early on in the development of Netos we found that deploying NetBox, Airflow, and Elastic instances for development was very time consuming. We needed each development environment to be consistent, and having one person almost full time building complex platforms, simply didn’t work.

Initially to support our internal development we built different layers of automation using Ansible and GitLab CI/CD. It became apparent that the tooling and infrastructure-as-code would be beneficial to the Netos product offerings.

We then deployed Ansible Semaphore UI to centrally manage all of our systems and development environment. We can provision all of this in a few steps (which previously took days per-pod):

Why Open Source

Our goal is to de-couple any non-core parts of our business. For example, in Phase 1, deploying and managing NetBox is not a core part of our business, however providing a stable and easy to deploy and manage instance of NetBox is critical to our success.

Netos are advocates of NetBox and we hope that by releasing a framework deploying, managing, and testing on NetBox we can increase adoption, and support others developing plugins.

More Than Code

The Ansible Semaphore UI deployment and associated projects are the first stage of our open sourcing strategy. Our goal is to additionally support the platform engineering aspects, and over time add more value to the network community.

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Table of Contents

Business Case Development

Modelling End of Life Strategies with Netos and a 32% CAPEX Reduction

Network refreshes are among the largest drivers of hardware spend. IT teams face constant pressure to track End-of-Life (EoL) milestones across fragmented, multi-vendor environments, all while staying compliant and evaluating upgrade options. In this case study, we discuss how a Netos customer faced significant technical debt, creating both operational risk and compliance challenges.

Business Case Development

Modeling Network TCO: UK Bank Demonstrates 58% OPEX Reduction

Network TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) is a growing concern—but how do you accurately measure what your network really costs to run Once your data center is built, the campus network and WiFi is deployed, the real question is: What will it cost to operate and maintain over the next five years?

Announcements

Netos Achieves SOC 2 Accreditation

We’re pleased to announce that Netos is now SOC 2 certified, following a successful independent audit of our systems and security controls. This certification underscores our commitment to protecting customer data and maintaining the highest standards of trust and reliability.

Network Strategy

Netos Packet Pushers Podcast – From CLI to CFO

In this episode, Netos founder Richard Foster speaks with hosts Johna Till Johnson and John Burke about how enterprises struggle to bridge the gap between technical network data and the strategic, financial insights that leadership teams need.

Announcements

Netos Completes Orbit Startups KSA1 in Saudi Arabia backed by Sanabil

We’re proud to announce that Netos has successfully raised VC investment and completed the Orbit Startups KSA1 acceleration program, culminating in a Demo Day hosted in Riyadh and backed by Sanabil Investments, a $640 billion private equity fund owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia.

Technology Business Management

How IT Networks Can Benefit from Technology Business Management

Imagine an enterprise network with (tens of) thousands of devices, all with different roles, across different business units. How could we properly categorize these devices so we could easily report to the IT, Business, and Finance? The TBM framework provides a comprehensive methodology for managing the business of IT. It offers a structured approach to understanding and optimizing the costs, performance, and value of technology investments.

Open Source

Netos Open Sourcing Strategy

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve open sourced Netos NetOps. Our first solution allows you to manage NetBox from within Ansible Semaphore.